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Gonococcal arthritis
Alternate Names : Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
Definition
Gonococcal arthritis is inflammation of a joint (usually just one) due to a gonorrhea infection. See also: Non-gonococcal bacterial arthritis
Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Gonococcal arthritis is a bacterial infection of a joint. It occurs in people who have gonorrhea. It affects women more often than it affects men, and is most common among sexually active adolescent girls. Two forms of gonococcal arthritis exist: - One involves skin rashes and multiple joints, usually large joints such as the knee, wrist, and ankle
- The second, less common form involves spread of the bacteria through the blood (disseminated gonococcemia), which leads to infection of a single joint
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Review Date : 5/30/2009
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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